Curtis,
You still never answered my question. How much should we (mainstream clubs) charge the Park Pilots for the use of out fields? You can't sit there and tell me that we should just roll over and play dead for nothing. If you want to use an established facility, you certainly expect to pay something for the effort that was expended to create that facility. If not, then you are no better than the others who expect everything to be handed to them. C'mon Curtis, How much should the Park Pilots pay for membership at these fields. We already have one guy who won't ever answer a question. Don't become like him. Be a big boy, and answer up.
Bill, AMA 4720
Bill,
I think you have answered your own question and i did in the beginning of my post. The parkflyer is not going to pay $200.00 plus for club membership. The purpose of the PF program is to help the PF's utilize property that you and your club can't because it's too small. This is a no brainer. The PF program will lead to pf fields in most likely urban areas like school yards, empty lots and so forth.
The purpose of the sharp tone of post is the elitist mentality that i run into from established AMAers. The current AMA majority (?) it seems wants to force the PF's to conform to existing AMA dogma and club structure. By the nature of the technology and needs of that type of flying that is not possible, time has shown that this insistence on conforming them has pushed them away from AMA structure and lead to a decline in AMA membership and a thriving PF community outside the realm of AMA structure. This new program answers that need for BOTH the AMA and PFers.
It really does not matter to me what you charge to fly at your field. If you want $1000.00 dues that is your right. But understand that you won't get many takers at that price. What will happen in 10 years if there is no longer a waiting list to get into your club? After 10 years the upstart clubs (PFers) want nothing to do with you because in the beginning you guys shunned them? I think this is elementary, Model Aviation is exactly that, I really don't care if it's electric of if it's gas or glow. It doesn't have to be 100 inch wingspan to be a flying model. But at $200.00 plus on dues for your club i really don't think you have to worry about an invasion at your club field by parkies.
edited: spelling